The 1st work is a song cycle, accompaniment originally for piano, arranged for orchestra; the remainder are opera arias.Text of the 1st work by Théophile Gautier.Compact disc.Program notes by Scott Foglesong and Nicholas McGegan and biographical notes on the performers in English, and texts in French with English and German translations and in Italian with English, French, and German translations (31 p. : ports.) bound in container.